Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced that attorney Darius J. Goldman has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Services Practice.

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DLA Piper announced today that Gregory Ruback has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York.

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is delighted to announce the return of Laurence Shore to its leading international arbitration practice. Larry is joining Herbert Smith Freehills as a partner and will be based at the firm’s New York office, which launched in September last year.

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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley, in connection with the US$900 million registered high‑yield senior debt offering of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tires. The transaction closed on February 25, 2013.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented RBC Capital Markets LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, RBS Securities Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., and US Bancorp Investments, Inc.as the initial purchasers in connection with a $375 million bond offering for Triumph Group, Inc., an international supplier of aerospace components and systems.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented private equity firm TDR Capital and its portfolio company Algeco Scotsman, a global business services company focused on modular space and secure storage solutions, in the acquisition of Target Logistics Management, LLC, a leading provider of full-service remote workforce accommodation solutions in the United States.

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Cahill represented Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Scotiabank, and PNC as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $2,300,000,000 comprised of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3% Senior Notes due 2016, $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2018, $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2022, and $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2043 by Ashland Inc. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness.

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Duval & Stachenfeld LLP announced today the addition of leading real estate attorneys, Tom O’Connor and Alan S. Cohen, as partners in its New York office. Mr. O’Connor was formerly the chair of Cooley LLP’s National Real Estate Practice Group and Mr. Cohen was a senior partner in the Group. Both partners worked out of Cooley’s New York office.

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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP represented MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (NYSE: MSM) in connection with the negotiation of a definitive agreement to acquire the North American distribution business of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B).  The acquisition, which is structured as an asset purchase, is scheduled to close in late March or early in the second quarter.  The purchase price will be $550 million, subject to adjustment.

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On February 24, it was announced that AirWatch®, the global leader and innovator in mobile device security and Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM) technology, closed on a $200 million investment led by Willkie client Insight Venture Partners.

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